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English
10th Grade
10/22/2015

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Alliteration
Definition
To use the same beginning constant sound in a line or verse
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Allusion
Definition
A figure of speech in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance
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Allusion
Definition
A figure of speech in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance
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Antagonist
Definition
A character or concept that stands or represents opposition against the protagonist
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Aside
Definition
A remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but but unheard by other characters
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Atmosphere
Definition
The pervading tone or mood of a place or situation
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Audience
Definition
The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
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Ballad
Definition
A poem or song narrating a story on short stanzas.
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Bias
Definition
Prejudice in favour or against one thing, Person, or group compared with another, usually in a way that is considered unfair
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Blank verse
Definition
A verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter
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Character
Definition
A person in a novel, play, or movie
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Chronological order
Definition
Arranged in the order it happened
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Cliché
Definition
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
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Climax
Definition
The Most intense, exciting, or important point of something
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Colloquial
Definition
Used in ordinary or familiar conversation
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Comedy
Definition
A movie, play, or broadcast program intended to make an audience laugh
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Compare
Definition
Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
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Conflict
Definition
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
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Connotation
Definition
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its litteral or primary meaning
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Contrast
Definition
The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association
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